A Chinese-Export Mother-Of-Pearl-Inlaid Lacquer Tray, 19th Century. Photo Sotheby's

The square top with incurved corners and with red lacquer to the interior, the high solid gallery inlaid with mother-of-pearl in geometric patterns on black ground, the sides continuing to shaped brackets, now supported on a modern brass stand of conforming shape with simulated bamboo legs and stretchers. height 29 1/4 in.; width 18 1/4 in.; depth 18 1/2 in. 74.3 cm; 46.4 cm; 47 cm - Estimate 1,000-2,000 USD

Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com